Though ambition in itself is a vice, it often is also the parent of virtue.

  • -- Hosea Ballou 马士

虽然野心本身是一种恶习,但它往往也是美德之母。

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Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

智慧从清洁和平安的心而生,好像百物从地里露出来一样。要安全地走过人生的迷宫,就需要智慧之光和美德的指引。

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.

思想是由题材的多样性和多样性来锻炼的,而性格是由对美德和邪恶的沉思来塑造的。

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.

恶有恶报。这是一种美德,如果它要在市场上引起消费者的兴趣,就必须贴上绿色盾牌的邮票。

My mother was a housewife but she was also an artist. My father was an electrical engineer.

我的母亲是一个家庭主妇,但她也是一个艺术家。我父亲是电气工程师。

Does any new parent, even if you're not a first-time parent, ever really know what to do?

新父母,即使你不是第一次为人父母,真的知道该怎么做吗?

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

光荣是美德的影子。